Cheese-cutter.



M. HUGGINS 6L E. L. GRAHAM. CHEESE GUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 21, 1908.

917,073. Patented Apr. 6, 1909.

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CHEESE GUTTER.

` APPLICATION HLBD AUG. 21, 190e.

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M. HUG-GINS & L. GRAHAM.

CHEESE GUTTER.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 21, 1908.

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MARK HUGGINS AND ER L. GRAHAM, OF COLUMBUS, GHIO.

GHEESE-UTTER.

No. eivgovs.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 6, 1909.

To all whom it nio/3,' concern.'

Be it known that we, Mann Ensems and En L. GRAHAM, citizens ot the United States, residing at Columbus, in the county of lFranklin, State oi Ohio, have invented a new and useful Cheese-Cutter, of which the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates to cheese cutters, and has for its principal object to provide a niacliine by which a cheese or other article niay be divided into aliquotJ parts each of a predetermined. weight or cl' a predetermined value, a cheese et any weight or value hein-g placed on the niachine and the niechanisin being then adjusted so as to divide the cheese into equal parts each of the saine weight or the saine value.

il further object oi the invention is to provide a dividing device which includes a tactile or audible signaling nie-ans oi such. nature that the operator will he informed. as to the exact extent ol rotated niovenient oi the cntter board, and hence the quantity oi" cheese inoved beyond lie lnii'e to he cut oil.

[i still further ohjiect ot the invention is to provide an apparatus that may he readily and quickly adjusted for the purpose of securing any desired subdivisions of a cheese of any value.

il still further object ci" the invention is to provide in a device of this type lor the ready shifting of the position oi1 the cutter hoard for the purpose of alternately cutting from the exposed faces oi the cheese so that one lace will not he allowed to dry out to suoli. an. extent as to iinpair its value.

A still further object of the invention isto provide a scale which will indicate the extent oi movement of the cutter looard when. the saine is rapidly adiusted for the purpose of cutting oil a section oi" greater' we'V t or value than one or the aliquot parts io the primary dividin inechaiiiisin is adg usted.

n still further object the invention is to provide an improved ineans for centering the cheese on the cutter hoard.

W ith these and other objects in view, as will incre fully hereinafter appear, the invention consists in. cert-ain novel features ct construction and arrangement oi parts, hereinal'ter i'ully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that various changes in the forni, proportions, size and rainer details of the structure may be niade without departing lroni the spirit or sacrilicing any of the advantages oi' the invention. Y

in the accompanying drawings 1--ll`l igure l is a sectional elevation o1 a cheese cutter constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view oi the saine, the greater part ol the cutter board being broken away in order to show the dividing mechanism. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, the view being on an enlarged and showing the signaling and retaining pawl in engagement with one of the dividing disks. Fig. l is a similar view oi' a portion ci the saine showing the pawl moved to idle position. Fig. 5 is a detail view oi a portion of the crank shaft by which the pawl is adjusted. lilig. 6 is an elevation showing a dividing disk having a loss number o'l indentations than the one shown in Fig. Fig. 7 is a perspective view oi the cheese cutter as a whole showing the cover iartly open. Fig. 8 is a transverse sectionall view of a cutter board and dividing inccnanisni of niodiiied construction. Fig. 9 is an inverted plan view of' the portieri of the cutter hoard shown in Fig. 8, the view 1seing on an enlarged scale. l() is a view oi" a notched indicating plate holding the adjusting lever. Fig. il is an elevation of the indicating table used for the measurement of cutter hoard. rnovenients oi greater degree than usual. Fig. l2 is a view oi the indicating table on an enlarged scale.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate corresponding parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

The inain traine of the device is in the iforin.

of a ring l having integral supporting feet il and provided with a spider' l2 having a central hul) 13 having a reduced upper end i4 on the top of which rest-s the nnb of crown bevel gear l5, the latter being secured to the under side of thc revoluhle cutter hoard i6. The central portion ot' the cutter hoard is provided with a circular recess l? vfor the reception oi the disk i8 that is carried. loy the upper end of a spindle i9, the latter extending downward through central openings lor-ined in the cutter hoard, the gear l and the hula i3 and forming the pivot around which the cutter board turns. The lower end of the spindle is rounded and is arranged to be engaged by a wedge-shaped cani block that is carried by a lever 21 fulcruined at 22 on the spider and having its handle end projecting out beyond the hase of the machine.

When a cheese is to be placed on the cutter board the lever is swung from the full line to the dotted line position in Fig. 2 and this will force the cam block 20 under the foot of the spindle 19 and will raise the disk 18 to the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1, the upper face of the disk being in horizontal plane above the top of the small impaling plates 24 that are carried by the cutter board, and embed themselves in the cheese to prevent turning of the latter. The cheese is placed on the top of the elevated disk 18 and the cheese is then turned together with the disk and shifted until the operator is satis fied that it is in approximately central position over the cutter board. The lever 21 is then swung back to the full line position shown in Fig. 2 so that the wedge block is moved from under the foot of the spindle and the disk descends under the weight of the cheese so that the small retaining plates 2li can embed themselves in the cheese and thus prevent independent movement of the latter during the cutting operation.

Secured to the spider are two arms 25 and 26, the free ends of'which are connected together by a rectangular bar 27. The innermost arm 25 carries a vertically adjustable bearing 28 for the reception of the inner end of a shaft 29, the outer end of said shaft being mounted in a bearing opening formed in a Y small plate 30 secured to the front portion cf the base ring 10. rlhe extreme outer end of the shaft is provided Vith a hand wheel 32 which for convenience may have a milled or toothed periphery, and the inner end of the shaft carries a small bevel pinion 33 that intermeshes with the bevel w heel 15. ln the present instance the bevel wheel 15 has sixty teeth and the pinion has twelve teeth so that iive complete revolutions of the pinion are necessary for one complete revolution of the bevel wheel 15 and the cutter board. 'lhis proportion may be varied to any extent, and in the present instance is only given as an example in order that the dividing of the cheese into aliquot parts may be better understood.

Secured to the shaft 29 is a dividingcylinder 35 which in the present instance is made up of a series of disks 36 each provided with indentures 37 which may be engaged by a pawl 38. rlhe disks are provided with different numbers of indentures respectively, the outermost disk shown in Fig. 6 being in the present instance provided with twelve of such indentures corresponding to the number of teeth in the bevelpinion 33, so that a movement of the shaft suflicient to force one of such indentures beyond the pawl 3S will move the cutter board to the extent of onetwelfth of a revolution of the shaft, that is to say7 one tooth of the bevel pinion, or onesixtieth of a revolution of the cutter board, and if the cheese carried by the cutter board is of iifteen pounds weight and worth twenty cents per pound its entire value will be three dollars, and a movement of the shaft sufiicient to click the pawl from one indenture to the next of the disk shown in Fig. 6 will mean that the cutter board has moved to an extent sufficient to pass live cents worth, or

one-quarter of a pound of the cheese beyond the cutting knife. 1f half a pound, or ten cents worth is required the cheese is turned until the pawl has clicked into the second indenture, and the operator is thus informed both by the noise and by the "feel'7 of the handle that the cutter board. has been moved to the proper extent.

The pawl 38 may, of course, be adjusted in order to present it into operative relation to any one of the disks, and for this purpose said pawl is guided in a recess 40 formed in a block l1 that is slidably mounted on the bar 27. rihe shank 13 of the p'awl is surrounded by a compression spring la that urges the pawl outward into engagement with the disks.V At the rear end of the shank e3 is secured a yoke 115 which encircles a crank shaft 45. Vlhis crank shaft has one end mounted in a bracket 47 carried by the arm 25 and its opposite end extends through a guiding opening formed in the base ring 10 while the extreme outer end of the arm is provided with an operating knob 18. By turning this knob the shaft may be rotated and the pavvl withdrawn to the position shown in Figfl so as to be clear of the dividing cylinder, after Ywhich the block Ll1 may be moved in the direction of the length of the bar 27 for the pur pose of adj usting the pawl 38 Opposite any one of the disks 36.v v

On the reduced portion 14. of thespider 13 is mounted a ring 50 to which is secured the inner end of a lever 51, said lever being connected by a link 52 to the lower face of the block 41 and by swinging the lever on its pivot the block may be shifted in the direction of the length oi the bar for the purpose of bringing the pawl 38 opposite any one ci the disks. 1n order to stop the pawl in a position opposite any desired disk a scale bar V53 is secured to the base ring and said scale bar is provided with indentations 54C which are arranged to be engaged by a tooth 55 on the lever 51. Opposite these indentaticns are placed marks indicating the weights and value ci the cheese and these will be seen on reference to Fig. 19. ln the present instance the mechanism. is arranged for the cutting of cheeses varying from 'iifteen to forty pounds in weight and from three dollars to eight dollars in value. When a cheese weighing tlf teen pounds and valued at three dollars is to be divided the lever is moved opposite the indentation bearing that mark, and as a conse uence the pawl will be moved opposite the dis' shown in Fig. 6, which disk contains twelve notchesas previously described, so

that movement of a single notch past the pawl will effect a rotative movement of the cutterboard to the extent of six degrees or oneesixtietli of a revolution, thereby moving one-quarter of a pound oi' cheese, or live cents worth, past the cutting knife. "".Jslhen a cheese valued at eight dollars and weighing forty pounds is to be cut the lever is moved opposite the proper indentation and the pawl will then be moved into operative engagement with the disk shown in Fig. This disk contains thirty-two indentations. As live complete revolutions of the shaft, being live complete revolutions of the bevel pinion, are necessary to one complete revolution of the cutter board, it 'follows that the movenient of the disk shown in Fig. 3 to the extent of one indentation will be equal to onethirty-second ol' one-fifth, or l, 160 of revolution of the cutter board, and the cheese will thus be divided into one hundred and sixty equal parts, each weighing one-quarter oi' a pound, and cach oi' a value oll 'live cents. in similar manner the intermediate notches and intermediate disks are arranged for the division ol' the cheese into parts of equal size or weight, or value and where the cheese is not valued at twenty cents per pound the lever in ay be shifted from one notch to the other to secure 'live cents worth or to secure a quarter or half pound, or other part as may be desired. ln all cases, however, the operator is informed by the a dible and tactile signaling of the entrance ol the pawl into the indentations of the dividing disks and may turn the cutter board to secure a presentation of any desired quantity of cheese in cutting position.

The cutting` knife is pivoted on a post 60 that is secured to a suitable lug projecting from the base ring. The knife proper is carried by a frame comprising a pair of angle bars 6l, the blade 62 being secured between the bars by suitable bolts. At the front of the fra-ine an operating handle 62 of any ordinary construction. The cutting blade is so arranged as to cut with both its vertical and horizontal edges and may be arranged to nove inward from the front toward the center of the cheese, or may move rearward from the back toward the center of the cheese, the particular mounting` of the knife being uniniportant so far as the present invention is ined.

. a knife and frame of the construction shown, a two-part cover or casing 63 may le euiployrnl7 each member being semi-cylindrical in form and mounted on small pivots 6e carried by the knife standard. The upper and front edges of the cover are arranged to lit within webs of the angle bar frame and each cover section is provided witlL a suitable handle 55e/ for convenience in mov ing it to open and closed position.

ln igs. 8 and 9 is illustrated a modification of the dividing means. ln this case the cutter board 60 is provided with an annular rack 1.5 wlfiich is engaged by a pinion 33 mounted on an operating shaft 29. ln the lower face of the cutter board is secured la disk having in its lower face a plurality of concentric rows of indentations 37. The number of rows of ind entations is unimportant but the numizer of indentations in each row differs from that in the others. These ind entations are arranged to be engaged by a pawl S8 that is mounted in a block lll which may be adjusted in the direction of the length of a carrying bar 27', the pawl being under the control of a crank bar or shaft 4.6 havin at its outer end an operating knob 4.8 so that the pawi may be moved from engagement with the indentations of any one of the rows to permit free movement of the block and the presentation of the pawl into operative relation with one of the other rows. is the pawl engages the indentations the operator is informed. through the audible clicking of the pawl and the feel of the hand-wheel, that the cutter board is moving past the pawl and is thus informed as re gards the extent of the movement. Where larger quantities are to be cut an auxiliary scale 7 0 may be placed around the edge of the cutter board. This scale is illustrated in detail in lig. l2 and comprises a number of superposed rows of graduations each provided witli marks indicating values. lt will be seen tli at the space between Zero and the space marked six dollars, which latter indicates a cheese of value of six dollars, is divided into twenty-four parts, and opposite the divided graduations are marks 5, l0, 1.5, '20, etc., indicating values so that the cheese may be readily adjusted for the purpose of cutting off a piece of any required value. Opposite this scale is a pointer 7]. u .ich may lie vertically adjusted on a small standard 72 carried by the base, the pointer being placed opposite that scale weich indicates the value of cheese to be cut.

An advantage possessed by applicants structure is .that it is possible to turn the cutter board in either of two directions, and thus slices may be cu t from a cli-.cese at either side of an incision therein. Ey removing the cheese alternately from opposite sides of an incision referred to, it is possible to dispense the cheese without leaving a single surface exposed for such length of time as to render the adjacent portion of the cheese valu eless.

Jliat is claimed istl. ln a cheese cutter, a revoluble cutter board, means for revolving the same, and a tactile means for determining the extent of arranged to give both a tactile and audible lying in planes at angles equal to each other the number of indentations in each row dit tering from those in the others, and a pawl arranged to engage the indentations and shit'table to a position opposite any one oi the rows.

e. ln a cheese cutter, a revoluble cutter board, a shaft, gearing connections between the shaft and cutter board, a dividing cylinder carried by the shaft and provided with peripheral rows of indentations each row having indentations of a number diliercnt from that in the other row, a pawl adapted to engage the indentations, and means for shifting the pawl to present the same into operative relation with any row of indentations.

5. ln combination, a cutter board, a shaft, gearing connections between the shalt and board, a dividing cylinder revoluble with th shaft and comprising a plurality of disks each provided with indentations, the number ol indentations in each disk ditlering trom those in the remaining disks, a pawl arranged to engage said indentations, and means for shitting the pawl to a position in alinement with any one et the disks.

6. in combination, a revolnble cutter board, a shaft, gearing connections between the sliat't and cutter board, a dividing cylinder revoluble with the shaft and provided with a plurality ol rows ol indentations, the number of indentations in each row (littering from those in the others, a pawl arranged to engage the indentations, a carrying bleek for said pawl, a support on wl'iich the carrying block is adjustable, and means for moving the pawl to inoperative position.

7. ln combination, revoluble cutter board, a dividing cylinder rcvoluble with the board and made up et a series ot disks each provided with indentations, the number et indentations in each dis; diil'ering from those in the others, a bar arranged in parallel relation with the axis oi the cylinder, a block carried by said bar, spring-pressed pawl mounted in the block and arranged to engage in indentations, and means for moving the pawl to inoperative position.

8. ln combination, a revoluble cutter board, a dividing cylinder revoluble with the board and made up of a series of disks each provided with indentations, the number of indentations in each disk differing from those in the others, a guiding bar arranged parallel with the axis of the cylinder, a block slidable on the bar, an actuating lever for the block, a graduated plate for indicating the position of the lever, pawl carried by the block, and means for moving said pawl to inoperative position.

9. ln combination, a revoluble cutter board, a dividing cylinder revoluble with the board and provided with rows of indentations, a bar arranged parallel with the axis of the cylinder, a block mounted on the bar, a pawlcarried by the block and arranged to engage the indentations, means for moving the pawl to inoperative position, a pivotally mounted. lever, an indicating plate having notches for stopping the lever' or indicating its position, and link connecting said lever to the block.

l0. ln combination, a revoluble cutter board, a shaft, gearing connections between the shalt and board, a dividing cylinder made up et a series or' disks each provided with peripheral indentations, said cylinder being mounted on the shalt, a bar parallel with the axis of the shalt, block guided on the bar, a stands-actuated pawl supported by the block, a yoke carried by the shank oi' the pawl, a crank shaft engaging said yoke and serving to move the pawl to inoperative position, and means for adjusting the posin tion oi" the block.

li. 1n combination, ring, a spider trame carried thereby and provided with a hub having a reduced portion, a cutter board, a bevel gear secured to the under side of the cutter board, the hub of the bevel gear resting on the reduced portion of the hub ol the spider, a central pivot pin extending through the bevel gear and hub, a shaft, a pinion carried thereby'z l intermeshing with the gear, a dividing cylinder mounted on the shaft and made up orl a series oi disks provided with peripheral indentations, a bar arranged parallel to the axis of the shaft, a block mounted on said bar, a pawl carried by the block and arranged to engage the indentations, a lever pivoted on the reduced portion of the spider hub, a link connecting said lever to the block, and a notched plate arranged on the base ring and provided with graduations to indicate the position oi the lever.

i2. in a cheese cutter, a revoluble cutter board having impaling members, a central disk normally seated in a recess in the cutter board and adapted to receive the cheese, and means for raising and lowering said disk.

13. 1n a cheese cutter, a cutter board having impaling devices and provided with a central recess, a disk seated in the recess, a pivot pin carrying the disk, and a cam movable under the pin to raise and lower said disk.

lll. 1n a cheese cutter, a revoluble cutter board having-a central recess, a disk seated in the recess, a pin carrying the disk, a wedgeshaped. cani block arranged to engage under the pin, and a Carrying lever 'for said cam block.

15. In a cheese cutter, a base-ring, a cutter board, a standard carried by the base ring, a knife frame pivoted to the standard, a knife carried by the frame, and a sectional cover pivoted to the standard and arranged to close against the knife frame.

16. Ia a Cheese cutter, a base ring, a cutter board, a standard on the frame, a knife frame pivoted to the standard and oomprisng a pair of angie bars, a cutting bade secured between said bars, and a two-part @over hinged to the standard and arranged to f fold Within the Webs of the angle bars.

In testimony that We claim the foregoing as our own, We have hereto afIiXed our signa-4 tures in the presence of two Witnesses.

MARK HUGGINS. ER L. GRAHAM Witnesses: Y

JOSEPH A. WEIS, W. H. PONTIUS. 

